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Village shopkeeper told customer his £20k winning lottery ticket was worthless and claimed it himself
8 JUNE 2017 • 3:28PM
A village shopkeeper has been jailed after he told a customer his £20,000 winning lottery ticket was worth nothing and claimed the money for himself.
Kartik Shah scanned a ticket from customer Michael Harris who wanted to see if it was a winner before he bought anything in the Londis store.
"Mr Shah scanned the ticket and didn't say anything to Mr Harris. Mr Harris then left the premises assuming he hadn't won anything," said Leesha Whawell, prosecuting.
Ms Whawell told Guildford Crown Court Shah cancelled the original scan then re-scanned the ticket after Mr Harris had left so he could claim the money for himself.
"Mr Harris wasn't aware that it was a winning ticket," the prosecutor added.
Camelot, which runs the National Lottery, became suspicious when it became clear the ticket had been scanned twice and claimed by a store-owner with a lottery terminal.
Mr Harris says he has lost his faith in people as a result of what has happened
Leesha Whawell, prosecuting
The company managed to track down Mr Harris because he had picked the same numbers on his ticket which he had done several times before and the court was told he would receive the £20,000 shortly.
"The matter was then reported to the police and Mr Shah was arrested," Ms Whawell said. "Mr Harris says he has lost his faith in people as a result of what has happened."
Shah had admitted one count of fraud at an earlier hearing and his defence barrister John McNamara said he was of previous good character.
The court heard the 35-year-old was ashamed of what he had done and he was described as a pillar of his community in Kingswood, Surrey.
His National Lottery franchise had been withdrawn from his store in Kingswood and he had lost his status as a sub-postmaster.
Mr McNamara said losses of the post office work and lottery terminal to the business meant Shah would lose out on £44,000 a year.
"The resulting reduction of customer footfall has affected the turnover of the business," he said.
Probation officer Karen Lawlor added: "I don't see how his business can survive without this."
"Had it not been for the safety measures put in place by Camelot, this fraud could have gone unnoticed."
In his sentencing remarks, Judge Neill Stewart referred to positive character references about Shah from local people and to the voluntary work he had done in the community.
He added: "This offence was a very severe breach of the public trust reposed in you.
"It has been critically damaging to your business. Your family are no doubt devastated by this."
The judge jailed Shah, of Kingswood, Surrey, for eight months.
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Greed never pays, glad he got his money in the end
8 JUNE 2017 • 3:28PM
A village shopkeeper has been jailed after he told a customer his £20,000 winning lottery ticket was worth nothing and claimed the money for himself.
Kartik Shah scanned a ticket from customer Michael Harris who wanted to see if it was a winner before he bought anything in the Londis store.
"Mr Shah scanned the ticket and didn't say anything to Mr Harris. Mr Harris then left the premises assuming he hadn't won anything," said Leesha Whawell, prosecuting.
Ms Whawell told Guildford Crown Court Shah cancelled the original scan then re-scanned the ticket after Mr Harris had left so he could claim the money for himself.
"Mr Harris wasn't aware that it was a winning ticket," the prosecutor added.
Camelot, which runs the National Lottery, became suspicious when it became clear the ticket had been scanned twice and claimed by a store-owner with a lottery terminal.
Mr Harris says he has lost his faith in people as a result of what has happened
Leesha Whawell, prosecuting
The company managed to track down Mr Harris because he had picked the same numbers on his ticket which he had done several times before and the court was told he would receive the £20,000 shortly.
"The matter was then reported to the police and Mr Shah was arrested," Ms Whawell said. "Mr Harris says he has lost his faith in people as a result of what has happened."
Shah had admitted one count of fraud at an earlier hearing and his defence barrister John McNamara said he was of previous good character.
The court heard the 35-year-old was ashamed of what he had done and he was described as a pillar of his community in Kingswood, Surrey.
His National Lottery franchise had been withdrawn from his store in Kingswood and he had lost his status as a sub-postmaster.
Mr McNamara said losses of the post office work and lottery terminal to the business meant Shah would lose out on £44,000 a year.
"The resulting reduction of customer footfall has affected the turnover of the business," he said.
Probation officer Karen Lawlor added: "I don't see how his business can survive without this."
"Had it not been for the safety measures put in place by Camelot, this fraud could have gone unnoticed."
In his sentencing remarks, Judge Neill Stewart referred to positive character references about Shah from local people and to the voluntary work he had done in the community.
He added: "This offence was a very severe breach of the public trust reposed in you.
"It has been critically damaging to your business. Your family are no doubt devastated by this."
The judge jailed Shah, of Kingswood, Surrey, for eight months.
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Greed never pays, glad he got his money in the end
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Yet another anti-Muslim thread cherry-picked.
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Anti-Muslim thread Closeau...? So are you saying this thieving b@stard Shah is a Muslim because I don't see any reference to it above.
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